Chemistry of the cephalic labial gland secretions of male Bombus morrisoni and B. rufocinctus, two North American bumblebee males with perching behavior

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1268-1274

  Bertsch, Andreas ^a   Schweer, Horst ^a   Titze, Andreas ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bombus morrisoni; Bombus rufocinctus; Cephalic labial gland; Gas chromatography; Geranylgeranyl acetate; Hymenoptera; Mass spectrometry; Perching; Springene

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BEE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PERCHING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; MALE; METABOLISM; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

BOMBUS MORRISONI; BOMBUS RUFOCINCTUS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 53649089427     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9538-8     Document Type: Article

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